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Water consumption in the West Bank (not including East Jerusalem) in 2016, by district*

District

Annual quantity of water supplied to the district
(in million cubic meters)

Per capita daily consumption**
(in liters)

Loss (resulting from defective pipes or theft)

Bethlehem & Hebron

36.5

69.1

12.2

Jenin

7.8

44.1

2.6

Tubas

3.5

84.9

1.4

Tulkarm

10.8

97.8

4.1

Jericho & Jordan Valley***

6.1

207.0

2.0

Salfit

3.3

97.3

0.7

Qalqiliya

8.5

154.8

2.0

Ramallah, al-Bira & al-Quds

26.1

105.6

5.8

Nablus

13.4

66.0

3.9

Total

116.0

82.3

34.7

* Based on data from the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics website.
** Domestic, commercial and industrial consumption.
*** This figure includes water used for recreation, tourism and economic activity in these areas.

Palestinian Residential Areas in Area C* of the West Bank Not Connected to a Running-Water Network as of 2013*

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